River and Mercantile Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (7724X)

TIDMRIV

RNS Number : 7724X

River and Mercantile Group PLC

14 August 2018

14 August 2018

LEI: 2138005C7REHURGWHW31

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the 
  relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word 
  format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the                                     River and Mercantile Group Plc 
  issuer or the underlying 
  issuer of existing 
  shares to which voting 
  rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the 
  appropriate box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting                                                       X 
  rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown 
  of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : Admission 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification 
  obligation(iv) 
 Name                                 Unicorn Asset Management Limited 
 City and country                     London, United Kingdom 
  of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 
  3.)(v) 
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 Name                                 Unicorn UK Ethical Income Fund 
                                       94,335 (0.11%) 
 
                                       Acorn Income Fund 
                                       371,225 (0.45%) 
 
                                       Unicorn UK Smaller Companies 
                                       Fund 
                                       72,538 (0.09%) 
 
                                       Unicorn UK Income Fund 
                                       3,086,844 (3.76%) 
 
                                       Total 
                                       3,624,942 (4.42%) 
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 City and country                     London, United Kingdom 
  of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which                     08 August 2018 
  the threshold was 
  crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which                     13 August 2018 
  issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the 
  notification obligation 
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                         % of           % of voting            Total           Total number of voting 
                        voting        rights through             of             rights of issuer(vii) 
                        rights           financial              both 
                       attached         instruments              in 
                       to shares         (total of             % (8.A 
                        (total          8.B 1 + 8.B            + 8.B) 
                         of 8.              2) 
                          A) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the 
  date on 
  which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached        4.42%                               4.42%                  82,095,346 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)       5.35%                               5.35% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation 
  on the date on which the threshold was crossed 
  or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type         Number of voting                    % of voting rights 
  of                 rights(ix) 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                        Direct           Indirect              Direct                    Indirect 
                          (Art           (Art 10 of            (Art 9              (Art 10 of Directive 
                          9 of           Directive          of Directive               2004/109/EC) 
                       Directive        2004/109/EC)        2004/109/EC)                (DTR5.2.1) 
                      2004/109/EC)       (DTR5.2.1)           (DTR5.1) 
                        (DTR5.1) 
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 GB00BLZH7X42                         3,624,942                                4.42% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                          3,624,942                                      4.42% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of            Expiration        Exercise/         Number of              % of voting 
  financial          date(x)           Conversion       voting rights           rights 
  instrument                           Period(xi)       that may be 
                                                        acquired if 
                                                        the instrument 
                                                        is 
                                                        exercised/converted. 
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                                      SUBTOTAL 
                                       8. B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic 
  effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 
  2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of            Expiration        Exercise/         Physical               Number       % of voting 
  financial          date(x)           Conversion        or cash               of voting     rights 
  instrument                           Period (xi)       settlement(xii)       rights 
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                                                        SUBTOTAL 
                                                         8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject 
  to the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation 
  is not controlled by any natural person                                                          X 
  or legal entity and does not control any 
  other undertaking(s) holding directly or 
  indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through 
  which the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held 
  starting with the ultimate controlling natural 
  person or legal entity(xiv) (please add 
  additional rows as necessary) 
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     Name(xv)              % of voting rights               % of voting               Total of both 
                             if it equals or                   rights                  if it equals 
                              is higher than                   through                 or is higher 
                              the notifiable                  financial             than the notifiable 
                                threshold                    instruments                 threshold 
                                                            if it equals 
                                                            or is higher 
                                                              than the 

                                                             notifiable 
                                                              threshold 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                               See Section 4 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Figures are based on total shares in issue 82,095,346 
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 Place of completion                  Unicorn Asset Management Limited, Preachers 
                                       Court, Charterhouse, Charterhouse Square, 
                                       London, EC1M 6AU 
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 Date of completion                   13(th) August 2018 
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For further information, please contact:

River and Mercantile Group PLC [phone]

Sally Buckmaster, Senior Counsel and Group Company Secretary

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